Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

(2020–2026) Emmanuel Cretin^[1]Area8.86 km² (3.42 sq mi)Population171 • Density19/km² (50/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation357–770 m (1,171–2,526 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne (French pronunciation: [nɑ̃ su sɛ̃t an], literally Nans under Sainte-Anne) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Geography

The commune lies 44 km (27 mi) south of Besançon on the central plateau of the Jura mountains. Nans is known for its spectacular geological features, including the Source de Lison, the Via Ferrata and the Grotte Serazin. The artist Gustave Courbet was active in the area. His depiction of the Grotte Serazin hangs in the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California, and his painting of the Source de Lison is in the Alte Nationalegalerie in Berlin. Nans is also home to the historical Tillandiarie, a 16th-century water-powered workshop.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	88	—
1968	113	+28.4%
1975	128	+13.3%
1982	141	+10.2%
1990	142	+0.7%
1999	125	−12.0%
2008	145	+16.0%
2012	146	+0.7%

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department

References

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